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February 28, 1943 || [[Boskone III]] || 14 || [[Boston, MA]] || | February 28, 1943 || [[Boskone III]] || 14 || [[Boston, MA]] || | ||
Spring 1943 || [[Live Oak Conference]] || 3 || [[Live Oak, FL]] || A [[Cosmic Circle]] event | Spring 1943 || [[Live Oak Conference]] || 3 || [[Live Oak, FL]] || A [[Cosmic Circle]] event | ||
− | April 23–26, 1943 || [[Midvention 1 | + | April 23–26, 1943 || [[Midvention 1]] || 14 || [[Leicester, UK]] || i. e. over Easter |
April 26–27, 1943 || [[Midgicon]] ("Midget Chicon") || 8 || [[Chicago, IL]] || [[Al Ashley]] et al. on [[book]] buying spree, moots [[Slan Center]] | April 26–27, 1943 || [[Midgicon]] ("Midget Chicon") || 8 || [[Chicago, IL]] || [[Al Ashley]] et al. on [[book]] buying spree, moots [[Slan Center]] | ||
May 16, 1943 || [[Staplecon 1]] || ~12 || [[San Francisco, CA]] || | May 16, 1943 || [[Staplecon 1]] || ~12 || [[San Francisco, CA]] || |
Revision as of 09:00, 2 June 2024
The first ten years of SF conventions were a mixed bag, but even the largest was small by modern standards, and some were literally a few guys getting together for a day. But travel was difficult and the tendency of the time was to call nearly any planned get-together (of fans from different cities a "convention" (or a "conference." See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on “con” for the baroque early terminology).
Anglofan historians tend to take a hard line on what was or wasn’t a convention (they would omit the First Convention if they could). We are inclined to take the participants’ estimation, even if they declared conhood after the event.
See also the Fancyclopedia 2 (1959) articles on Con, fan visits and fan gatherings.
Fanhistory | 1936—1946 |
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